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Having choices is generally a good thing. When it comes to staffing resources, we recommend that job seekers take advantage of several options (as long as smartdept. inc. is one of them). If you’re a ...
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smartie spotlight: Colleen in Seattle
Colleen Walton is smartdept's resident expert in all things glitter, and she works in our Seattle office. She has a sunny disposition and an unyielding passion for Disneyland, Harry Potter and Starbucks. What got you ...
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So you want a fresh resume…. where to start?
In the 10 years I've been in staffing, I've looked at 3 million resumes (give or take a few 100,000). I'm excited to share some expert advice on making your resume excellent. First at foremost, ...
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Are you making the most of LinkedIn?
Whether you’re actively looking for the next step in your career or just open to hearing about new opportunities, LinkedIn is an excellent resource. But how do you make the most of it? Check your ...
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Pumpkin Paint Night
One exciting thing about being a smartie is spending time with talented creatives. The Chicago team got to show of their creative skills during pumpkin paint night. Harry Potter – by Sana // Owl scene – ...
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What recruiters want you to know
Do you ever feel like applying for full-time jobs is a full-time job in itself? You know the drill – shotgun your resume out to 50-100 online postings. Maybe you even read some of the ...
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Portfolio Review: Expert Tips
When applying to a design role, one of the first things a hiring manager will look at is your portfolio. The creative consultants at smartdept. inc. review 100’s of portfolios each month and want to ...
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Grand Rapids celebrates first anniversary!
I’m very happy to announce the one year anniversary of our Grand Rapids office. We opened up on April 11th of 2016 to better support a large client in the area. Over the past 12 ...
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Advice for Companies Looking to Attract Top Talent
The beginning of a new fiscal year always brings new project budgets, additions to headcount and unexpected turnover — all resulting in the need to identify good full-time and temporary talent. As a 20-year veteran ...
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Happy Anniversary to…Us!
This month, smartdept. inc. is celebrating our 15th anniversary! It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since we began our lives as smarties back in Seattle, with just me and Michelle. Boy, have we ...
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Matt joins the 10-year club
This past week our very own Matt Crook celebrated 10 years at smartdept. inc. Congratulations, Matt on this incredible achievement.
smartdept. Chicago and smartdept. Grand Rapids Team Up for a Volunteer Opportunity
Back in September, Leah Bye, a Chicago smartie, and Hannah Morgan, a Grand Rapids smartie, teamed up and utilized their talents to help out the Grand Rapids community during Weekend Blitz. Weekend Blitz, an event that ...
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Grand Rapids – On the Road to Success
Opening an office in a new market has been adventure. Now five months into the process with a few freelance roles under my belt and a couple direct hires – I would love to share ...
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Hannah Morgan – Getting around in Grand Rapids
Hannah Morgan, our newest creative consultant in our Grand Rapids office, is a Grand Rapids, MI native and a proud Grand Valley State alumna. She is excited to be connecting her creative community with top clients in ...
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Interview Don’ts – Stre-e-e-e-tch!
from the desk of smartdept. inc. Principal, Eric Pairitz 3. Stre-e-e-e-tch! Yup! We’ve all done it. And, most of the time, we don’t even realize we’re doing it. For instance, during a traffic stop, when a ...
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Grand Rapids, Michigan is about to…
GET SMART! You can call it River City, Furniture City or Beer City (because it's known by all three). And now, you can call it the newest home of smartdept. inc. That's right! Just like ...
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I Wanted to Be an Archaeologist—and Now I’m a Recruiter!
from the desk of smartdept. inc. Creative Coordinator, Hannah Stover Did you know what you wanted to be when you were little? When I was a young lass, I dreamed of becoming an archaeologist. Harrison ...
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Interview Don’ts – The Cozy Monster
2. The Cozy Monster A prospective employer always has a checklist of things they’d like to see in a future employee. You’ll almost always find “confidence” included on that list. No, I don’t mean the ...
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The differences between creative staffing and experiential staffing
Having come from recruiting for an experiential marketing agency and then switching to recruiting for a creative staffing agency, I had no clue that there would be so many differences—or so many similarities! But there ...
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Help me help you (find a job)
I’m frequently asked by job seekers how to work with staffing resources and recruiters. Below are the top four things that help me find you a job. 1 – Tell me about your irons I ...
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The Zombie
1. The Zombie Okay, it’s true, zombies are as popular as ever. Movies, shows, conventions about movies and shows — it goes on and on. Hey, for the purpose of entertainment, I love them too. But there’s ...
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